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Tweed?
L.A. Weed Dealer Finally Finds a Use for Twitter
California won't let the gays marry but it does let people micro-blog (medical) drug deals. Meet former Northwestern J-school student Dann Halem, who is building an online business selling weed on Twitter. How is this possible you ask? More » -
adhd
Our National Attention Span Reaching Crisis-Level Brevity
Farrah Fawcett, David Carradine, and Ed McMahon all just died. Oh, and Michael Jackson. Oh, and the Governor of South Carolina admitted to cheating on his wife. As did Senator John Ensign. And something about Iran?
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By PareeneComment by Unsolicited Advice: In 10 years twitter will be two characters, a Y or N and a punctuation mark. Imagine the cascades of... 19 Responses | Other threads
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the way we live now
How Will the Media Profit from Michael Jackson's Death?
Now that Michael Jackson's passed away and the mad scramble to cover the breaking story has settled down a bit, the media can now turn its focus toward more important matters—How to profit from Jackson's demise. More »
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Comment by LeeroySpitzer: It's OK Gawker, Rush Limbaugh said we need hypocricy. It shows that we have cultural values. 4 Responses | Other threads
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magazines
Time Puts Twitter on Cover, at Vanguard of American Economy
What could Time magazine possibly have to say about Twitter that hasn't been said in a thousand prior magazine and newspaper articles, and on Oprah? That it drives the American economy. In fact, Twitter is the new GM! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by El Matardillo: Twitter consumes massive amounts of capital and doesn't make a dime, so I've no doubt it's the vanguard of the... 2 Responses | Other threads
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the way we live now
New Winehouse Doc Sure to be One Giant Step Back for Mankind
Yesterday it was announced that Daphne Barak, a bleach-blonde Israeli-American "interviewer" whose kooky website touts her "exclusive interviews with A-list celebs, Hollywood stars, royals and heads-of-state," is doing a documentary featuring Amy Winehouse and her family, "a truthful and revealing look at her complicated life." This is just sad. More »
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Comment by paragrab: Mr. Cajun Boy is turning out to be one of the better writers for Gawker. Really been enjoying it. 5 Responses | Other threads
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anecdotes
Paramount Not Catering Premieres from Whole Foods
A story went around a while back that Paramount flubbed the catering at its Star Trek premiere , sending out for Whole Foods hummus instead. Not true, the studio says. Who can afford Whole Foods anymore? More » -
journalismism
These Teens Are Our Sorry Future
NBC's Today this morning introduced us to some tech-addled teens who were helpless without their mobile phones. Let's all point and laugh, and cry. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Mount_Prion: OK. I know that 17,500 txts/mo is unhealthy, but does that make anybody here aside from me feel pathetic? Like, shit,... 7 Responses | Other threads
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the way we live now
Dan Baum Still Twittering Away, Calls New Yorker Office 'Creepy'
Yesterday we told you about ex-New Yorker scribe Dan Baum using Twitter to tell the story of his hiring and firing at the magazine. On Monday he filed the second chapter of his Tweet-narrative. More »
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Comment by RandomLunatic: When I'm trudging across the arctic wastes of Texas during the next volcanically-induced worldwide winter, fighting off a supercharged case... 8 Responses | Other threads
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the way we live now
Dan Baum Details New Yorker Hiring and Firing on Twitter
On Friday ex-New Yorker scribe Dan Baum began telling the story of his employment at the magazine through a medium rarely synonymous with narrative storytelling—-Twitter. As of this writing he's up to 1399 words! More »
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Comment by ShridulaTheia: With 90k a year can't you afford your own health ins? Just asking. 3 Responses | Other threads
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celebrity science
Woody Allen Is Feeling Bleak Enough Without Your Judgement
Woody Allen uses the word "tragic" four times in his front-page interview with the New York Observer. Also, "nihilistic," "dreadful," "sad," "malcontent" and "embarrassment." And that's before he gets going about the "appropriate police." More » -
infographic of the day
Where You Can Shove That Botox, Precisely
Botox is now "medicine's answer to duct tape," used for everything from "buttock deformity" to headaches. Guess which end of the body our eyes darted to on the awesome New York Times infographic. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by iplaudius: How long, do you suppose, before we get an episode of House where the good doctor takes a syringe of... 1 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Congressional Smoking Sanctuaries Fall to Liberal Jihad
Because Congressional Republicans aren't recalcitrant enough already, the House Speaker took away smokers' precious havens inside the the U.S. Capitol complex, House side. Truly, all smokers are now instruments of satan, officially. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by sparklylegwarmers: This is no different than where I live; smokers will learn to cope. What I dislike? Walking through a cloud... 13 Responses | Other threads
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the internet
Brit School Kids To Learn Twitter, Podcasting Instead Of WW2
A proposed overhaul of British elementary schools, commissioned by the government, would make mandatory education in blogging, podcasting, Wikipedia and Twitter. Queen Victoria and World War II, not so much. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Kid Twist: Whatever you do, don't mention the war. 3 Responses | Other threads
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journalismism
Vegan Cats Advocated By Increasingly Hippie Times Op-Ed Section
Did you know your four-legged subjugated animal ("pet") is raping the oceans with its voracious appetite for dead flesh? It's true, according to theWhole Earth CatalogNew York Times op-ed section. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Baroness: The idea of forcing a carnivorous animal to become "vegan" because of its owner's beliefs is abuse. Yeah,... 13 Responses | Other threads
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class war
Angry Mobs Coming For AIG Executives
They thought they were safe in their Connecticut palaces, but oh no: top AIG execs face death threats, angry neighbors in their driveways and tabloid photographers. Then there's the roving band of irate poors. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by momof3wildkids: I have no problem with these guys getting the bonuses that are due according to their contracts. My problem... 7 Responses | Other threads
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trendwatch
Why Teen Girls Still ♥ Chris Brown: Four Theories
Did you know teenaged girls are still defending Chris Brown, despite him all but admitting to beating up Rihanna? It's true; the New York Times has been hanging with high schoolers to find out. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Widget Economist: For the white knights: Ironic how you just came out of the woodwork when some lady with a boob job... 13 Responses | Other threads
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struggling writers
How Laid-Off Journalist Dodged Insanity
Here's the thing about losing your journalism job and starting your own internet/freelance business: Suddenly you work, eat, sleep, drink and even exercise in one tiny space. Laura Rich almost went crazy. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Pay Me to Play Me: When you're self employed you learn to work out of public spaces. I have all my business meetings with clients... 12 Responses | Other threads
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the rich
Vacuous Spenders Suddenly Find Their Souls
Six months into the economic meltdown, all big spenders know conspicuous consumption is out. The (new) rules forbid it! But now they're trying to convince the New York Times they've truly changed. Inside. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by bytememehard: Are you implying with this photo that the new SATC movie is going to have to walk a fine line?... 7 Responses | Other threads
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sex wars
Jobless Men Are Brutes
Unemployed men are supposed to be these sad, sappy wimps. That's the stereotype the infamous DABA girls riffed on. But the distinguished historians at Newsweek predict they will follow "their worst hypermasculine impulses." More »
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By Ryan TateComment by ADismalScience: This seems like a weak thesis. It's just another case of the media trying to lead society around by... 7 Responses | Other threads
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viral
Airport Tantrum Lady Cries For All of Us
We feel your pain, hysterical Cathay Pacific passenger lady. In a way, everyone, somewhere inside, has missed a Hong Kong to San Francisco flight, and felt like staging an impromptu Chinese opera. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by whatawonderful: She's screaming about her dogs being on the plane without her. I can't condone acting like this ever, but if... 4 Responses | Other threads
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urban anthropology
Elite Can Blame Recession For Jerk Behavior
Want to fire a servant over some trifle? Delay a wedding? Flake out on your friends or children? No problem: Just blame the national economic collapse. It works even if you're rich. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by dogisdead: I am planning to make my significant other a home-made card, and a plant purchased in oh-so-thrifty Chinatown. I don't... 7 Responses | Other threads
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the internet
Hyperactive Twitterers Can't Politely Watch Own Awards
Those who find Twitter a vehicle for narcissistic distraction can take smug satisfaction in the New York Times' account of the chaos at last night's Twitter awards. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by FosterBurlington: Sorry you guys thought the shorties came off that way. We were in the back the whole time waiting to... more » | Other threads
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jobs
Running a Strip Club Means You're Healthy
Dear seasoned, aggressive newspaper reporter: Time to let go of that precious "dream" and learn to see the virtue in, say, running a titty bar. The Wall Street Journal's underminers think so, anyway. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by smithhimself: This is smithhimself's dream. No more Monday morning meetings. No more book bag. No more dealings with anyone from the... 3 Responses | Other threads
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hudson plane crash
Sullenberger Will Be the Hero We Need
On 60 Minutes, Katie Couric kept asking Chesley Sullenberger whether his heroic flight was influenced by anything beside training: his gut, his terror, his God. No: "I was sure I could do it." More »
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By Ryan TateComment by wholenuther: Though I hope Sully's a democrat, I'm sort of glad I don't know his politics. 11 Responses | Other threads
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urban anthropology
Why New York Moms Lust For Twins
Did you know that twins, though they may provide extra mouths to feed in a down economy, can gain a mother entrance into an "exclusive society" of travel and glamorous TV work? It's true! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate: My brother adopted newborn twins. Him and his wife are always telling me how easy I have it with my... 5 Responses | Other threads
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passive aggressive
Writer Avenges Facebook Unfriending In Times
Douglas Quenqua's New York Times Thursday Styles assignment was not just an opportunity to explore the complex social terrain of Facebook "unfriending." It was also a chance to settle old online scores. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by bboston88: My coworker just found out his exgirlfriend who was blowing him off was now "in a relationship" but continued to... 3 Responses | Other threads
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that's racist
American Blacks Blamed For British Squirrel Genocide
While America was celebrating hope and inclusion and being awesome, British media and academia were conspiring to blame our black squirrels for stealing the lovers and food of delicate native reds. RACIST. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Nesbiteme: After nearly 25 years of studying the "Black Squirrel," I must say that there are no real black squirrels or... 6 Responses | Other threads
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recessionomics
In The Depression, You Will Eat Squirrel
The Brits suddenly love squirrel! And so will we, probably: the critters run $3 each, and the Times concedes they seem perfect for a recession. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: "Did that muthafukka Tate just say to EAT ME???" (Kidding of course, Ryan.) 6 Responses | Other threads
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creative underclass
The Most Depressing Layoff in New York?
New York magazine profiled seven city residents who lost their jobs in the economic meltdown. The most heartbreaking? That would be Marc Thomas, 44, failed dramatist. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Mysterious Skin: These stories confirmed my conviction that a lot of businesses are using the recession as an excuse to rid themselves... 13 Responses | Other threads
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disasters
Obama Inaugural Will Probably Kill You, Congress Promises
To discourage people from actually attending Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, the Democratic Congress is promising the ceremony will be hell on Earth, like Katrina, except planned by Congress. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Mysterious Skin: Will I get through to the mall if I pretend I am blind and wheelchair bound (and terminally ill?). 2 Responses | Other threads
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shopping
Sad Consumerists Haggle, Miss Point
The power is yours! Prices are slashed, you can return anything, you can haggle for discounts. Designer gear was flying off the racks at Barneys this weekend. It's all so tragic! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by MadamButterfloozy: Having worked in the rag trade, I know how much it costs designers and wholesalers to make various items of... 7 Responses | Other threads
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class warfare
No One Cares About Sex Scandals Any More
So says Alessandra Stanley in today's Times. Instead we only care about Ponzi schemes, corporate looters, vapid rich wives and bribe-hungry politicians, because of the panic. Hahahahaha. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Private Hangnail: Just wait for a gay sex scandal. They seem to really perk things up. 6 Responses | Other threads
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nightlife
Leno In Stats-Lie Shame
Jay Leno has been saying his 10pm show will be hot, because going to bed early is suddenly hot, among the kids. Someone finally checked, and of course Leno is totally wrong. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Bring It On: one of my relatives dragged me to a taping of the letterman show in new york....haven't watched it in years....i... 8 Responses | Other threads
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drinking
'No One Gets Drunk Anymore' In New York
Last week the Times started a booze blog! Who knew? Today contributor Susan Cheever weighed in with a provocative, some might say intemperate, thesis: There are no more drunks at New York parties.
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By Ryan TateComment by drunkexpatwriter: Wait. I'm 39 and three years ago I ended up crashing in New York for three months (my girlfriend had a... 9 Responses | Other threads
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alex kuczynski
Rich Times Reporter Slammed By WSJ Columnist
The Wall Street Journal's Thomas Frank, he of the book "What's the Matter with Kansas?," eviscerates in tomorrow's paper that infamous Times rich-people reporter Alex Kuczynski. Kuczynski, herself quite wealthy, published a mostly shameless account of renting a poorer woman's uterus in the Nov. 30 Times Magazine. Frank is unsparing: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Never Stop Dancing: Thomas Frank is not in a position to judge a woman who was unable to give birth to her own... 32 Responses | Other threads
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the way we live now
Why Chuck E. Cheese Has More Brawls Than a Biker Bar
An alderman in Milwaukee, a town not famous for sobriety, compared the local Chuck E. Cheese to "something out of a Quentin Tarantino film... there is alcohol and pistols being brandished." In Brookfield, Wisconsin, the children's pizzeria-plus-creepy-robot-theater gets far more police activity than a nearby biker bar, including a 40-person riot earlier this year. One participant in a 10-person brawl in Toledo's Chuck E. Cheese actually detached a velvet rope and started swinging the brass end at people. Intrigued? Good, because the Wall Street Journal is dying to tell you why you should watch your back inside the animatronic dystopia. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by NeVeRMoRe666: Hmmm...no wonder all of the Chuck E. Cheeses around here have closed down.. I blame the ugly children... 5 Responses | Other threads
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the way we live now
Neal Pollack, Stop Writing About Your Son Right This Instant
You might be wondering what Alternadad author Neal Pollack has been writing about lately. Oh, the same thing he's been writing about for years now—quotidian life with his five-year-old son, Elijah. (We've been on the campaign to make him stop.) Still? you might ask. Seriously? Yeah. But isn't Elijah going to hate him for this when he gets older? Yeah, probably! Latest essay: how he's trying to toughen up his son, who's a wuss like him. More »
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By SheilaComment by ian spiegelman: @backseat_driver10023: That never happened. Neal made that up. He made that up entirely and published it as the truth. He's... more » | Other threads
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the way we live now
Williamsburg's Hipster Doctor Resurfaces, Treats Julia Allison
Last year, we brought you the news of Williamsburg's hipster doctor, Jay Parkinson of Hello Health, who will diagnose you via the IM if necessary. Well, not really, that's just how you contact him—"by phone, e-mail, text, IM, or video chat." We're so glad we were able to be servicey: our favorite dating columnist/punching bag Julia Allison, who still hasn't applied for insurance yet, got an eye infection and ran straight to McDreamy: More »
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By SheilaComment by Josef S. Klus: Aw, give the guy a break. On the other end of the spectrum, I'd give the doc an 8.5... more » | Other threads
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the internets
The Way We Tattoo Now: "Free WiFi"
Yesterday, we posted a Craigslist "Missed Connection" about a boy seeking a girl he saw on the L train, who he was pretty sure had a "free WiFi" tattoo. A reader sent us a link to this LiveJournal post, and, well... at least someone out there definitely does have a "Free WiFi" knuckle tattoo. (Somebody should tell the people behind this book—No Regrets, the encyclopedia of the craziest tattoos of all time.) Click for a close-up! We're hoping to get an interview with this tattoo's owner, so please include any questions you'd like to ask.
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the internets
MySpace Hotties Prove Themselves Real
If you're a pint-sized MySpace hottie (nice work if you can get it?), it is to be expected that somebody will create a fake profile of you at some point, using your name and photo. Nobody is quite sure why; this is simply a custom of the Internet. So Brad Troemel made a video montage of cam girls reciting their MySpace ID numbers to testify their real-ness. (That's something they have to do anyway to prove their identity to the MySpace community managers.) The combined effect of the video is eerie and probably arousing. More »
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